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Backstory
The Many Lives of Granville Johnson
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IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE MEMOIR, author Granville Johnson recounts his roller-coaster life growing up in Chicago’s Westside ghetto in the 1950s and ’60s. Anchored by his mother’s love and his own ambition and self-assurance, Granville contends with...
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Fifty Years from the Basement to the Second Floor
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In Fifty Years from the Basement to the Second Floor, Tom Colbert, former chief of justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, shares his extraordinary life story—a story of resilience, determination, and hope. From his great-great grandmother who,...
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Strength Of My Ancestors Within Me
The Power of Positive Thinking: How to Overcame Some of Life Biggest Challenges
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After surviving an abusive relationship, raising seven children, and wrestling with self-doubt and fear, Vivene Brown brings wisdom and insight to her memoir, and first book, Strength Of My Ancestors Within Me. A riveting story about a woman’s...
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Gooseberries Have Thorns
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Gooseberries Have Thorns chronicles everyday experiences, relationships, and major events in the lives of Maggie’s ancestors in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The narrative focuses primarily on Maggie and how she navigates various...
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My Story: Embracing My Stutter
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This book is about my life growing up and living with a speech challenge. It is the kind of book I wish I had read when I was 13 years old and even as an adult. It is a book that encourages anyone living with a challenge real or perceived, to not...
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As Far As I Can Remember
A Memoir
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From Nigeria to Canada and back again: Francis Omoruyi’s immigrant story explores the challenges of corruption, racism, and crime, but also the joys of achievement, aspiration, and community connection. Born in a small Nigerian village, Francis...
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Case Dismissed
A Biography of Judge Charles J Durham Sr.
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Charles James Durham was born into a Black family during the Great Depression, a time when businesses were forced to shut down, leaving thousands of people without jobs. Families struggled to keep a roof over their heads, and food on their...
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A Beautiful Ray of Sunshine
Restoring Hope to a 1994 Rwandan Tutsi Genocide Survivor
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This book avails the details of Janette’s life from her upbringing in Uganda to her travels throughout East Africa, Rwanda and the Western world as a young adult up to today. It brings tears, laughter and insights to the cultural shocks that we...
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Beyond Abuse
A biographical fiction of Marcella March, a sixth generation Jamaican whose adversities made her confident, self-reliant and emboldened.
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Beyond Abuse is a biographical fiction novel centered on the journey of Marcella March, a biracial, sixth generation Jamaican growing up in the early 20th century. Due to a tragic ‘incident’ in Jamaica, Marcella is sent to Colombia, South America...
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From Trauma to Sanity
Perseverance is Key
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Valorita had been shot in the head. She didn’t realize it right away, but then, neither did the police. She had to wait for the paramedics to arrive to find out why her head was hurting. She had almost succumbed to the wound, lying on the floor...
